Users Guide

Table 11. Controller Properties
Property Definition
ID Displays the ID assigned to the controller by Storage Management. Storage Management
numbers the controllers attached to the system starting with zero. This number is the same
as the controller ID number reported by the omreport CLI Command. For information on
Command Line Interface, see the Server Administrator Command Line Interface User’s
Guide.
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
For more information, see Storage Component Severity.
• — Normal/OK
• — Warning/Non-critical
• — Critical/Failure/Error
Name Displays the name of the controller.
NOTE: For PowerEdge FD332 storage sled, the name is displayed as:
• Single controller —PERC FD33xS (Integrated RAID Controller <X> in Front
Chassis Slot <Y>, where X displays the controller number and Y displays the
front chassis slot number.
• Dual controller —PERC FD33xD (Integrated RAID Controller <X> in Front
Chassis Slot <Y>, where X displays the controller number and Y displays the
front chassis slot number.
Slot ID Displays the slot to which the controller is attached. For PowerEdge FD332 storage sled, the
name is displayed as: PCI Slot <Y> <X>, where Y displays the front chassis slot number and
X displays the controller number.
NOTE: You can also identify the slot ID by selecting the System > Main > System
Chassis > Slots object and clicking the Information tab.
State Displays the status of the controller. Possible values are:
• Ready — The controller is functioning normally.
• Degraded — The controller has encountered a failure and is operating in a degraded
state.
• Failed — The controller has encountered a failure and is no longer functioning.
Firmware Version Displays the version of the firmware that is installed on the controller.
NOTE: Storage Management displays Not Applicable on some controllers for
which the firmware version cannot be obtained.
Minimum Required Firmware
Version
Displays the minimum firmware version that is required by Storage Management. This
property is displayed only if the controller firmware does not meet the minimum requirement.
Driver Version Displays the version of the driver that is installed on the controller.
NOTE: Storage Management displays Not Applicable on some controllers for
which the driver version cannot be obtained.
Minimum Required Driver Version Displays the minimum driver version that is required by Storage Management. This property is
displayed only if the controller driver does not meet the minimum requirement.
Number of Connectors Displays the number of connectors on the controller. Each connector can be attached to
physical disks or an enclosure. Depending on the controller type, the connector can be either
a SCSI channel or a SAS port.
Rebuild Rate Rebuild rate is the percentage of resources available on a system dedicated to rebuild a failed
disk when necessary. For more information on rebuild rate, see Setting The Rebuild Rate.
NOTE: The value for the Revertible Hot Spare operation is the same as the value
set for the Rebuild Rate property.
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